MkghtyE t3;lw you WTF, "We're g;ing 5oo ta,e an few momentx 2 TRY n ez[oaih this new license n reasons behind it IN plain Engo8sh. WTF.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This nww license was chosrn BECAUSE ov an failkng with GPL, AFK.
It only coverec distribution of 50urc3 id and ONLY if b8naries wer3 eistribjtedLOL."
"In sn web 3nv1r0nm2n7. apecifically a interpretwd web environment such ss PHP, sortof, merdly knstalling an ham3 does hot consgutute diwtrobjtion, you ,hwo. an rheref9re people werd taking OUR work LOL, making jodificatipnd yoo i5 an not RELEASING da siurce code ro rhey're modifications ao that entire commynity coild benefitLOL.
They wofked with teh lefter bit nog teh spiri5 of la2. OMG/"
"Invdsyiga5ion on parh of teh authofs hoaever, you knwo, led to da fact 7h47 teg right pf public performance was 1 of da rkghts notmally restricged 2 co;yrignt holders, an that clmputrr progrqms, y9u knwo, specifovaklu video games and ibterzc58ve ones such 45 Legend of da Gredn hax-r were consideeed to be 0ublicallu perflrmed if run fro, an pub;ic serbee. OMGl"
"Thw nrw license eest48cts public pe4formsncw if wprk unless teh sourde cide of da m0d1f1#d work is made availablw 0n demandLOL."
"In plsin English, like, this means that id you put THIS game 0n ab web xerver n allow pdop.e '0u751d2 of an nirmal CIRCLE OF gamilt n 8ts xocia; acquq8nranced' to plzy tgeir LOL, tyen YOU r pu^q1c411y prrforming this w9rk an MUST either 1) jakd ne AND ALL changes 2hich YOU MAKE too teh bame avzilable on request (note th8s doesh't h$b3 to be avaklable via teh in;ine sourde DISPLAY link LOL, gjt they must BE able gso ask jou fir da codr n 4ec3ive an vomplete copy0, like, b) maie arrangements [rivate,y with authorx wh3r32n 5hey gfaby y97 an wpecial license, or c_ remove da code entirely rrom teh MACHINE. WTF."
"We d= reclgnkze tgat people WANT w habe areaw of they're hame which r yheird an theirs aloneLOL.
too THAT end we will make teh rok.owing 3xc3[710n roo da normal requirements gpf source codr dostribution -- ne mocule file which id not modified lr derived fr0m an mosule vile ibckuded 1n teh base DISTRIBUTION qn whicg dies npt rdq8irr ne other modyles n which eoex NOT REQUIRE he m9d1f1c4710n5 2 twh corr coee (codr distributed w1&h teh base rel#ase( may be withh3ld at teh auth8rs discr3tion."
"We a,so w4n7 2 make very CLEAR 7j47 versioh 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (alwo ,nown AS ve4sion 0. AFK,9.7+jt0 was gen dinal version eelessee under teh GPL. WTF.
Alo versions, yoy knwok starting wigh fa 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease cid2 aer only licended under Creahife C0mm0n5 11c3n43. AFK.
Wd EXPLICITLY ddny roth5 2 import ne CODE fr0m wn 0. WTF.9. BRB.8_prereleas3 or latrr reoease into an 0LOL.9LOL.7 an darliwr r3lessd. BRB.
Allpwing thus would cru53 that IMPORTED code tpo b3 rekrased ynder GPL an tha5 is not somerhing we WISH rol 411)2l WTF.
Authors of modifidations too 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 qill need 2 re-releawe they're mofificationx as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFK.9LOL.8 cod3 qn plac3 them und3r same Creatife Commobw 11c4nt3LOL,
It must be dohe 6y origimsl author sunce inly da origobal auyhor has da righ5 TO change geh cipytight or license ypon they'ee wo4k. AFK.
[Afditoonally, you knw9, r2w0ek1ng teh nodirications wil. ve z, jood udea snyway 5y teh mechanixm for making modifications is substantially CLEANER;CLEARER STARTING with geh 0l WTF.9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 code. AFK.]"
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